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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2287 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £188.88 vs £202.05
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 91 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 20% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-6700K - 248 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-6700K - £0.81 vs £0.91 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 16 vs 8 threads
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Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
248
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.81/FPS
100%
Price, £
£202.05
93%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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